摘要:
The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a fluorescent conjugate between a carrier molecule possessing at least one amino, hydroxyl, carboxyl and/or sulfhydryl group and a fluorophoric reagent possessing at least one functional group capable of reacting with said amino, hydroxyl, carboxyl and/or sulfhydryl group(s), which consists in bringing said carrier molecule and said fluorophoric reagent into contact with an aqueous solution of a water-soluble macrocycle.The invention further relates to the conjugates obtained by this process and to their use.
摘要:
A composition which reduces the turbidity of samples of artificial or naturally occurring biological fluids comprising:a buffering agent;a nonionic surfactant;alpha-cyclodextrin;a lipase; andwater.The composition provides a catalyst for and agents which hydrolyze triglycerides present in the sample to glycerol and free fatty acids. Also present in the composition is a complexing agent or agents to render the catalyzed fatty acids water-soluble.
摘要:
An assay method for amylase activity in a biological specimen such as serum, saliva or urine. The enzyme amylase in the specimen is used to decompose a substrate which is a glucose polymer having a modified reducing terminal glucose residue or a cyclic glucose polymer. A component of the decomposed substrate is measured as an indication of amylase activity in the specimen. The residue may be amylose, amylopectin, starch, starch hydrolyzate, an etherified reducing terminal, an esterified reducing terminal, gluconolactone or a gluconic acid residue or its derivative. Decomposed substrate assay may be effected by contacting the same with maltose dehydrogenase and NAD or NADP, whereupon the assay is performed by measuring the amount of reduced NAD or reduced NADP, by reacting the same with reduced-form hydrogen transport colorimetric reaction reagent. This reagent may be a tetrazolium salt and diaphorase, or tetrazolium salt and phenazinemethosulfate. To remove pre-existing glucose and maltose present in the specimen, the specimen may be pretreated with alpha-glucosidase or kinase in the presence of Mg.sup.++ and ATP, the kinase being for example hexokinase. The preferred maltose dehydrogenase is produced by culturing Bacillus megaterium B-0779 FERM-P No. 5662.
摘要:
A method for colorimetric detection of cholesterol in a sample is disclosed. The method includes adding beta-cyclodextrin and cholesterol to a phenolphthalein indicator solution in the presence of a phosphate buffer solution to create a solution medium and quantifying the cholesterol as a function of a complexed beta-cyclodextrin in the solution medium.
摘要:
A sensor for measuring an analyte in a biological sample, the sensor including a hydrophilic and/or water-swellable polymeric matrix material at least one portion of which includes an analyte-sensitive indicator compound and a cyclic compound which has a three-dimensional structure forming a hydrophobic inner cavity and a hydrophilic exterior surface.
摘要:
A method for analyzing an intracellular component comprising the following steps, and a reagent kit comprising (a) an extraction reagent, (b) branched dextrin or a derivative thereof, and (c) a reagent for analyzing an intracellular component: (1) step of adding an extraction reagent to a sample containing cells to extract the intracellular component; (2) step of adding branched dextrin or a derivative thereof to the sample containing the extraction reagent; and (3) step of analyzing the extracted intracellular component.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a peroxidase-containing reagent comprising a buffered aqueous solution of a peroxidase conjugate and a substrate for the peroxidase, in the absence of peroxide. The invention further relates to a method of stabilizing the peroxidase activity of a buffered aqueous solution containing a peroxidase conjugate. Further, the invention relates to a tetramethylbenzidine peroxidase substrate reagent and to a method of preparing same.
摘要:
A method is provided for detecting a protein using a cyclodextrin covalently linked to at least one label. The cyclodextrin can associate with the protein by sequestering an aromatic amino acid side-chain of the protein in its hydrophobic cavity. After contacting the protein with the cyclodextrin, the label can be detected directly or can undergo a chemical interaction with a reagent to form a detectable product. The label can include an indole moiety, which can react with a halo-substituted organic compound upon exposure to UV light and thereby be rendered fluorescent. Alternatively, the label can include a biotin moiety, which can bind to a binding partner such as avidin, or variants thereof, to form a detectable molecular complex. A labeled cyclodextrin can be used in the present methods to detect a protein of interest in an electrophoresis gel or on a blotting membrane. Aromatic amino acid residues of the protein, in particular tryptophan, remain protected from chemical modification due to sequestration by the cyclodextrin, making these methods compatible with downstream applications that require intact protein. Also provided herein are compositions, kits, and electrophoresis gels for use in detecting proteins.
摘要:
We have discovered that the stability of a dilute peroxidase-containing solution is greatly enhanced by the addition of a specific substrate for the peroxidase, in the absence of peroxide. We provide a peroxidase-containing reagent consisting of a buffered aqueous solution comprising a peroxidase or a peroxidase conjugate and a specific substrate for the peroxidase, in the absence of peroxide. The peroxidase may be a free peroxidase but for assay purposes is preferably a peroxidase bound to a specific binding component of an assay, to form a peroxidase conjugate. The peroxidase conjugate is preferably a conjugate between a peroxidase and an antigen or an antibody, most preferably an antibody. The peroxidase is preferably horseradish peroxidase.
摘要:
Colorless single component TMB reagents for the detection of HRP and their processes of manufacture including the encapsulation of substrate within a cyclodextrin cavity are described.